Improper Authentication Affecting openvpn-auth-oauth2 package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.58% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2604-OPENVPNAUTHOAUTH2-16654451
  • published5 Oct 2026
  • disclosed8 May 2026

Introduced: 8 May 2026

CVE-2026-41070  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:26.04 openvpn-auth-oauth2.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openvpn-auth-oauth2 package and not the openvpn-auth-oauth2 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:26.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

openvpn-auth-oauth2 is a plugin/management interface client for OpenVPN server to handle an OIDC based single sign-on (SSO) auth flows. From version 1.26.3 to before version 1.27.3, when openvpn-auth-oauth2 is deployed in the experimental plugin mode (shared library loaded by OpenVPN via the plugin directive), clients that do not support WebAuth/SSO (e.g., the openvpn CLI on Linux) are incorrectly admitted to the VPN despite being denied by the authentication logic. The default management-interface mode is not affected because it does not use the OpenVPN plugin return-code mechanism. This issue has been patched in version 1.27.3.